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Drone Documents Aleppo Devastation
By AMC VIA REUTERS

Berlin, 1945; Grozny, 2000; Aleppo, 2016

by Michael Kimmelman | Oct 16, 2016 | Middle East

The destruction is so complete that it obliterates even a sense of time. At a glance, the video shot from a drone could show Berlin in 1945 or Grozny, 2000. Mass death erases all distinctions. The place is Aleppo, Syria, the Mashhad district, or what remains of it...

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Indian security personnel stand guard inside the Indian Air Force (IAF) base at Pathankot in Punjab, India, January 4, 2016. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta

Pakistan Wages Cold War against India

by Prakriiti Gupta | Oct 10, 2016 | World

New Delhi- While India and Pakistan are busy exchanging fire on the borders, Pakistanis are using pigeons, balloons and music to express anger against India. Since the terrorist attack in September against the Indian army camp in Auri, where 20 Indian soldiers were...

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The aid provided by Saudi Arabia to the Syrian people totals around $700 million, according to the statistics of the Third International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria

Saudi Arabia’s Contribution to Humanitarian Relief Ranks Top Worldwide

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 18, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia ranked top in matters involving the delivery and provision of humanitarian relief and development works worldwide. Saudi Arabia has lent a helping hand in various countries across the world whether it be an Arab, an Islamic or a friendly country, reported...

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Caption :A journalist takes photos of a school destroyed by the country’s civil war in the southwestern city of Taiz Anees Mahyoub / Reuters

Yemen’s Mohammed Maitami: Early Cost of Damage Touches $15 Billion

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Aug 30, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh- Damage brought about by the guerrilla war in Yemen has recently accounted for an augmented $15 billion, according to Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mohammed Maitami. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Maitami says that the size of...

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Opinion: The Shock of the Russian Base in Iran

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 18, 2016 | Opinion

By granting the Russians their first military airbase in Iran, the Iranians have cut the distance that Russian bombers have to fly by approximately 1000 kilometres. However, the political meaning of the development in relations between the two countries is more...